Cindy Schipani

Merwin H. Waterman Collegiate Professor of Business Administration
Professor of Business Law

Education
JD (honors) University of Chicago 1982
BA (honors) Michigan State University 1979
Biography

 

 

Cindy A. Schipani is the Merwin H. Waterman Collegiate Professor of Business Administration and Professor of Business Law at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business.  She received her J.D. from the University of Chicago School of Law.  She has held visiting appointments at law and business schools throughout Europe, Asia, and Australia. Professor Schipani currently teaches business law topics, including corporate governance, legal aspects of entrepreneurship, law of business organizations, and cross-cultural negotiations, in graduate and undergraduate programs at the Ross School of Business.

Professor Schipani's primary research interests are in corporate governance, with a focus on the relationship among directors, officers, shareholders and other stakeholders and pathways for women to obtain positions of organizational leadership. Her research includes consideration of specific issues confronting women in corporate governance, analysis of the corporate fiduciary duties of care and loyalty and the role of independent directors.  In addition, her work includes the role of business in attaining sustainable peace.

Professor Schipani has published over 40 journal articles and a book and has received numerous awards, including the Academy of Legal Studies in Business Distinguished Career Achievement Award, the Ross School of Business Senior Faculty Award Research for Excellence, and the University of Michigan Outstanding Mentor Award, among others. She is frequently invited to present her research nationally and internationally.  She has also served as an expert witness in several cases involving issues of corporate governance and is often quoted in the press.

Latest Faculty News & Research
Women in Power: Legal and Business Initiatives for Promoting Women in Corporate Governance
Authors
Schipani, C; Dworkin, T; Binder, Bettina
Published Date
03/2024
Authors
Schipani, C; Dworkin, T; Binder, Bettina
Source
University of Pennsylvania Journal of Business Law
Volume
26
Issue
1
Pages
138-188
Universal Forms of Influence: Support for Women in Corporate Governance
Authors
Schipani, C. & Caproni, P.
Published Date
09/2023
Authors
Schipani, C. & Caproni, P.
Source
Seattle Law Review
Volume
46
Issue
2
Pages
577-605
Authors
Avci, S.B., Seyhun, N., Schipani, C., Verstein, A.
Published Date
2022
Authors
Avci, S.B., Seyhun, N., Schipani, C., Verstein, A.
Source
Harvard Law School Form on Corporate Governance
Volume
online
Issue
online
Pages
online
The Times, They Are A-Changin'?: #MeToo and Our Movement Forward
Authors
Schipani, C., Dworkin, T.
Published Date
2022
Authors
Schipani, C., Dworkin, T.
Source
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
Volume
55
Issue
2
Pages
365-421
Insider Giving
Authors
Avci, S.B., Schipani, C.A., Seyhun, H.N., Vernstein, A.
Published Date
12/2021
Authors
Avci, S.B., Schipani, C.A., Seyhun, H.N., Vernstein, A.
Source
Duke Law Journal
Volume
71
Issue
3
Pages
619-700
Overcoming Gender Discrimination in Business: Reconsidering Mentoring in the Post #MeToo and COVID-19 Eras
Authors
Schipani, C., Dworkin, T., Abney, D.
Published Date
2021
Authors
Schipani, C., Dworkin, T., Abney, D.
Source
University of Pennsylvania Journal of Business Law
Volume
23
Issue
4
Pages
1072-1108
Assessing the Liability of Directors and Officers at the Intersection of Tort and Corporate Law
Authors
O'Byrne, S., Schipani, C
Published Date
2020
Authors
O'Byrne, S., Schipani, C
Source
Academy of Legal Studies in Business 2019 Proceedings
Volume
2019
Issue
online
Pages
online
Should the CEO Pay Ratio be Regulated?
Authors
Anginer, D., Liu, J., Schipani, C., Seyhun, H.N.
Published Date
2020
Authors
Anginer, D., Liu, J., Schipani, C., Seyhun, H.N.
Source
Journal of Corporation Law
Volume
45
Issue
winter 2020
Pages
471-514
The Double Edged Sword for Women Seeking Advocacy Mentors
Authors
Schipani, Cindy A., Dworkin Terry M.
Published Date
2020
Authors
Schipani, Cindy A., Dworkin Terry M.
Source
The Chronicle of Mentoring and Coaching
Volume
3
Issue
12
Pages
20-25
The Double-Edged Sword for Women Seeking Advocacy Mentors
Authors
Schipani, C., Dworkin T.
Published Date
2020
Authors
Schipani, C., Dworkin T.
Source
The Chronicle of Mentoring and Coaching
Volume
3
Issue
12
Pages
20-25
The Impact of Recording Artists and Music on Legal and Social Change
Authors
Schipani, C., Peterson, K.
Published Date
2020
Authors
Schipani, C., Peterson, K.
Source
Minnesota Journal of International Law
Volume
28
Issue
2
Pages
315-366
The Need for Mentors in Promoting Gender Diverse Leadership in the #MeToo Era
Authors
Schipani, C., Dworkin T.
Published Date
2020
Authors
Schipani, C., Dworkin T.
Source
George Washington Law Review
Volume
87
Issue
5
Pages
1272-1298
The Plight of Women in Positions of Corporate Leadership in the U.S., European Union, and Japan: Differing Laws and Cultures, Similar Issues
Authors
Binder, B, Dworkin, T, Nae, N, Schipani, C.
Published Date
2020
Authors
Binder, B, Dworkin, T, Nae, N, Schipani, C.
Source
Michigan Journal of Gender & Law
Volume
26
Issue
2
Pages
279-340
Using Rewards to Stop Wrongdoing: A Comparative Perspective
Authors
Dworkin, T, Schipani, C
Published Date
2020
Authors
Dworkin, T, Schipani, C
Source
The Company Lawyer
Volume
41
Issue
3
Pages
71-76
Assessing the Progress of Women in Corporate America: The More Things Change the More They Stay the Same
Authors
Dworkin, T., Schipani, C., Milliken, F., Kneeland, M.
Published Date
2019
Authors
Dworkin, T., Schipani, C., Milliken, F., Kneeland, M.
Source
American Business Law Journal
Volume
55
Issue
4
Pages
721-762
Feminism(s), Progressive Corporate Law, and the Corporate Oppression Remedy: Seeking Fairness and Justice
Authors
O'Byrne, S. K. & Schipani C. A.
Published Date
04/2019
Authors
O'Byrne, S. K. & Schipani C. A.
Source
Corporate Practice Commentator (reprinting, by request, of article in Georgetown J. of Gender & Law)
Volume
60
Issue
3
Pages
639-697
Mechanisms for Supporting Worker Voice in China
Authors
Schipani, C., Liu, J.
Published Date
2019
Authors
Schipani, C., Liu, J.
Source
George Washington University Business & Finance Law Review
Volume
2
Issue
1
Pages
1-31
Mentoring in the #MeToo Era
Authors
Schipani, C., Dworkin T.
Published Date
2019
Authors
Schipani, C., Dworkin T.
Source
2018 Proceedings of the Mentoring Institute
Volume
2018
Issue
electronic
Pages
electronic
Still Searching for Gender Diversity in the C-Suite
Authors
Schipani, C., Dworkin T.
Published Date
2019
Authors
Schipani, C., Dworkin T.
Source
Academy of Legal Studies in Business 2018 Proceedings
Volume
2019
Issue
electronic
Pages
electronic
The Board's Duty of Oversight in the FCPA Context
Authors
Schipani, Cindy A.
Published Date
2019
Authors
Schipani, Cindy A.
Source
The Company Lawyer
Volume
40
Issue
7
Pages
208-213
The Elusive Monitoring Function of Independent Directors
Authors
Avci, S.B., Schipani, C., Seyhun H.S.
Published Date
2019
Authors
Avci, S.B., Schipani, C., Seyhun H.S.
Source
University of Pennsylvania Journal of Business Law
Volume
21
Issue
2
Pages
235-287
The Role of Gender Diversity in Corporate Governance
Authors
Dworkin, T. & Schipani, C.
Published Date
2019
Authors
Dworkin, T. & Schipani, C.
Source
University of Pennsylvania Journal of Business Law
Volume
21
Issue
1
Pages
105-143
The Significance of Gender Diversity in Corporate Governance
Authors
Schipani, C., Dworkin T.
Published Date
2019
Authors
Schipani, C., Dworkin T.
Source
Euromed Academy of Business Annual Proceedings
Volume
2019
Issue
electronic
Pages
electronic
A proactive approach to compliance: how MNCs can eliminate international commercial corruption.
Authors
Schipani, Cindy A.
Published Date
2018
Authors
Schipani, Cindy A.
Source
The Company Lawyer
Volume
39
Issue
2
Pages
45-52
Do Independent Directors Curb Financial Fraud? The Evidence and Proposals for Further Reform
Authors
Avci, S.B., Schipani, Cindy A., Seyhun, H. Nejat
Published Date
12/2018
Authors
Avci, S.B., Schipani, Cindy A., Seyhun, H. Nejat
Source
Indiana Law Journal
Volume
93
Issue
3
Pages
757-803
Feminism(s), Progressive Corporate Law, and the Corporate Oppression Remedy: Seeking Fairness and Justice
Authors
O'Byrne, S..K., Schipani, C.A.
Published Date
2018
Authors
O'Byrne, S..K., Schipani, C.A.
Source
Georgetown Journal of Gender and the Law
Volume
19
Issue
1
Pages
61-112
The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same
Authors
Schipani, C.A., Dworkin T.M.
Published Date
2018
Authors
Schipani, C.A., Dworkin T.M.
Source
2017 Proceedings of the Euromed Academy of Business
Volume
2017
Issue
electronic
Pages
electronic
Legal and Policy Implications of Gifts of Stock by Corporate Executives: Proposals for Reform
Authors
Avci, S. Burcu, Schipani, Cindy A, Seyhun, H. Nejat
Published Date
2017
Authors
Avci, S. Burcu, Schipani, Cindy A, Seyhun, H. Nejat
Source
Proceedings of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business Annual Meeting
Volume
2016
Issue
1
Pages
electronic
Mentoring Programs to Improve Employee Voice and Address Gender Pay Disparity
Authors
Schipani, C.A., Dworkin, T.M.
Published Date
2017
Authors
Schipani, C.A., Dworkin, T.M.
Source
Proceedings of the Mentoring Institute
Volume
electronic
Issue
electronic
Pages
electronic
The Impact of Employment Law and Practices on Society: The Significance of Worker Voice
Authors
Schipani, C., MIlliken, F., Dworkin, T.
Published Date
2017
Authors
Schipani, C., MIlliken, F., Dworkin, T.
Source
University of Pennsylvania Journal of Business Law
Volume
19
Issue
4
Pages
979-1023
The Need for Mentoring and Legal Reform to Resolve the Gender Paradox in Business
Authors
Schipani, C. & Dworkin T. M.
Published Date
2017
Authors
Schipani, C. & Dworkin T. M.
Source
Proceedings of the Mentoring Institute Annual Meeting
Volume
2016
Issue
1
Pages
electronic
A Half Century Post Title VII: Still Seeking Pathways for Women to Organizational Leadership
Authors
Dworkin, T., Ramaswami, A, Schipani, C
Published Date
2016
Authors
Dworkin, T., Ramaswami, A, Schipani, C
Source
UCLA Women's Law Journal
Volume
23
Issue
1
Pages
29-78
Corporate Governance and Isomorphic Legitimacy in the Banking System: An Institutionalist Perspective
Authors
Schipani, C., Supino A
Published Date
2016
Authors
Schipani, C., Supino A
Source
Law and Economics
Volume
3
Issue
1
Pages
46-65
Defining "Material, Nonpublic:" What Should Constitute Illegal Insider Information?
Authors
Schipani, C., Seyhun, N.
Published Date
2016
Authors
Schipani, C., Seyhun, N.
Source
Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law
Volume
XXI
Issue
2
Pages
327-378
Doing Business in a Connected Society
Authors
Schipani, C., Liu, J, Xu, Haiyan
Published Date
2016
Authors
Schipani, C., Liu, J, Xu, Haiyan
Source
University of Illinois Law Review
Volume
2016
Issue
1
Pages
101-140
Ending Executive Manipulations of Incentive Compensation
Authors
Avci, S.B., Schipani, C., Seyhun, H.N.
Published Date
2016
Authors
Avci, S.B., Schipani, C., Seyhun, H.N.
Source
Journal of Corporation Law
Volume
42
Issue
2
Pages
277-326
Linking Workplace Practices to Community Engagement and Peace: The Case of Employee Voice Practices
Authors
Milliken, F, Schipani, C., Bishara, N, Prado, A.
Published Date
2016
Authors
Milliken, F, Schipani, C., Bishara, N, Prado, A.
Source
Academy of Management Perspectives
Volume
29
Issue
4
Pages
405-421
Manipulative Games of Gifts by Corporate Executives
Authors
Avci, S. B., Schipani, C., Seyhun, H. N.
Published Date
2016
Authors
Avci, S. B., Schipani, C., Seyhun, H. N.
Source
University of Pennsylvania Journal of Business Law
Volume
18
Issue
4
Pages
1131-1174
Manipulative Games of Gifts by Corporate Executives
Authors
Avci, S. B., Schipani, C., Seyhun, H. N.
Published Date
05/2016
Authors
Avci, S. B., Schipani, C., Seyhun, H. N.
Source
Proceedings of 23rd Annual Global Finance Conference
Volume
23
Issue
1
Pages
online
Mentoring: The Legal Implications
Authors
Schipani, C., Dworkin, T
Published Date
2016
Authors
Schipani, C., Dworkin, T
Source
Mentoring Institute Conference Annual Proceedings
Volume
2015
Issue
electronic
Pages
electronic
Still Searching for a Crack in the Glass Ceiling for Women Seeking Positions of Organizational Leadership
Authors
Schipani, C.; Dworkin, T., Ramaswami, A.
Published Date
2016
Authors
Schipani, C.; Dworkin, T., Ramaswami, A.
Source
EuroMed Academy of Business Annual Proceedings
Volume
2015
Issue
electronic
Pages
electronic
A Corporate Governance Perspective on the Franchisor-Franchisee Relationship
Authors
Bishara, N., Schipani, C.
Published Date
2015
Authors
Bishara, N., Schipani, C.
Source
Stanford Journal of Law, Business & Finance
Volume
19(2)
Issue
spring
Pages
303-329
Pathways to Leadership for Women with Children: Networks, Mentors, and the Law
Authors
Schipani, C, Dworkin, T
Published Date
10/2015
Authors
Schipani, C, Dworkin, T
Source
Proceedings of the Mentoring Institute Annual Meeting
Volume
2014
Issue
online
Pages
online
The GSK Bribery Scandal in China: Corporate Governance Failures of Multinational Corporations
Authors
Schipani, C., Liu, J, Xu, H.
Published Date
2015
Authors
Schipani, C., Liu, J, Xu, H.
Source
National Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business
Volume
2014
Issue
1
Pages
electronic
The Role of Corporate Governance in Promoting Integrity and Addressing Corruption
Authors
Schipani, C
Published Date
06/2015
Authors
Schipani, C
Source
The Company Lawyer
Volume
35
Issue
5
Pages
4-9
The Role of Corporate Governance in Promoting Integrity and Addressing Corruption
Authors
Schipani, C
Published Date
2014
Authors
Schipani, C
Source
The Company Lawyer
Volume
35
Issue
5
Pages
4-9
The Role of Networks, Mentors, and the Law in Overcoming Barriers to Organizational Leadership for Women with Children
Authors
Dworkin, T, Ramaswami, A, Schipani, C.
Published Date
2014
Authors
Dworkin, T, Ramaswami, A, Schipani, C.
Source
Michigan Journal of Gender & Law
Volume
20
Issue
1
Pages
83-128
Reassessing Gender Discrimination Claims after Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes
Authors
Schipani, C., Dworkin T.
Published Date
09/2013
Authors
Schipani, C., Dworkin T.
Source
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
Volume
46
Issue
4
Pages
1249-1277
Career Mentoring for Women: New Horizons/Expanded Methods
Authors
Cindy Schipani
Published Date
07/2012
Authors
Cindy Schipani
Source
Business Horizons
Volume
55
Issue
2012
Pages
355-362
Falling Off the Corporate Ladder: Prosecution for Financial Fraud in the United States
Authors
Cindy Schipani
Published Date
2012
Authors
Cindy Schipani
Source
The Company Lawyer
Volume
32
Issue
11
Pages
336-342
Fraud on the Market: Analysis of the Efficiency of the Corporate Bond Market
Authors
Cindy Schipani with Michael Hartzmark & Nejat Seyhun
Published Date
2012
Authors
Cindy Schipani with Michael Hartzmark & Nejat Seyhun
Source
Columbia Business Law Review
Volume
2011
Issue
3
Pages
654-716
Should Size Matter when Regulating Firms? Implications from Backdating Executive Options
Authors
Cindy Schipani with Deniz Anginer, MP Narayanan, Nejat Seyhun
Published Date
2012
Authors
Cindy Schipani with Deniz Anginer, MP Narayanan, Nejat Seyhun
Source
New York University Journal of Legislation and Public Policy
Volume
15
Issue
1
Pages
1-43
The Role of Mentoring in Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Perspectives from Social Science and Law
Authors
Cindy Schipani with Terry Dworkin
Published Date
10/2012
Authors
Cindy Schipani with Terry Dworkin
Source
Proceedings of the Fifth Annual Mentoring Institute Conference
The Future of the Corporate Attorney Client Privilege in Corporate Criminal Investigations
Authors
Cindy A. Schipani
Published Date
2011
Authors
Cindy A. Schipani
Source
Delaware Journal of Corporate Law
Volume
34
Issue
3
Pages
921-963
Complementary Alternative Benefits to Promote Peace
Authors
Cindy Schipani with Norm Bishara
Published Date
2010
Authors
Cindy Schipani with Norm Bishara
Source
Journal of Business Ethics
Volume
89
Issue
1
Pages
539-557
Lessons in Addressing Corporate Attorney Client Privilege in Cirminal Investigations
Authors
Cindy Schipani
Published Date
2010
Authors
Cindy Schipani
Source
Midwest Academy of Legal Studies in Business Annual Proceedings
Volume
0
Issue
0
Pages
0
Strengthening the Ties that Bind: Preventing Corruption in the Executive Suite
Authors
Cindy Schipani (with Norm Bishara)
Published Date
2010
Authors
Cindy Schipani (with Norm Bishara)
Source
Journal of Business Ethics
Volume
88
Issue
4
Pages
765-780
Feminist Judgments: Rewritten Corporate Law Opinions
Authors
Schipani, C.
Published Date
2023
Authors
Schipani, C.
Source
Cambridge University Press
Donahue v. Rodd Electrotype
Choike, A., Rodrigues, U., Williams, K.A.
Gender, Power, Law, and Leadership
Authors
Dworkin, T, Ramaswami, R, Schipani, C.
Published Date
2021
Authors
Dworkin, T, Ramaswami, R, Schipani, C.
Source
West
Pages
406-419
A Guide to Navigating the Pipeline of Power
Hannah Brenner & Renee Knake
Music, Business, and Peace-Building
Authors
Schipani, C., Peterson, K.
Published Date
2021
Authors
Schipani, C., Peterson, K.
Source
Routledge
Something is Happening Here: Music and Its Impact on Law and Society
Cook, C. and Fort, T.
Globalisation of Corporate Social Responsibility and its Impact on Corporate Governance
Authors
Schipani, C.A., Dworkin, T.M, Liu, J.
Published Date
2018
Authors
Schipani, C.A., Dworkin, T.M, Liu, J.
Source
New York, NY: Springer
The Role of Employee Voice in Promoting Corporate Social Responsibility in China
Jean J du Plessis, Umakanth Varottil and Jeroen Veldman
Handbook on International Financial Crimes
Authors
Schipani, C.
Published Date
11/2015
Authors
Schipani, C.
Source
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Pages
178-190
Directors' Duties (Loyalty/Conflicts)
Barry Rider